More kids are eating at fast-food chains like McDonald's, according to a new study, but parents are buying the healthier side options only about half the time. Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
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Marriott International became the latest company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
McDonald's said Friday its restaurants across the U.K. and Ireland will start swapping out plastic straws for paper ones. Toby Melville/Reuters hide caption
Sales of McDonald's new soy-based patty have far surpassed estimates in Sweden, where half the population says it's interested in more vegetarian options. Are diners just curious or truly lovin' it? McDonald's Sweden hide caption
A Happy Meal and McFlurry are arranged for a photograph at a McDonald's Corp. fast food restaurant in Phoenix, Ariz. The company says in the next four years, 50 percent or more of its kids meals will meet new nutrition criteria, with 600 or fewer calories per meal and caps on calories from sugar and saturated fat. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A tweet from McDonald's corporate account attacked President Trump on Thursday; it was deleted within 30 minutes. Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Chicken served at McDonald's won't necessarily be raised completely without antibiotics — but it will be raised without antibiotics used for human medicine. Mark Duncan/AP hide caption
McDonald's is super popular in Israel — the chain even offers potato-starch hamburger buns, like this one, that are kosher for Passover. But now McD's is fighting back against the Israeli health ministry's accusations that it's "junk food." Daniel Estrin for NPR hide caption
Starting Oct. 6, McDonald's Egg McMuffin and other breakfast items will be served all day at U.S. franchises. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The Arc de Triomphe is visible behind a McDonald's restaurant on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. The nation is now McDonald's second-biggest market, but one historic neighborhood known as "the belly of Paris" has pledged to keep it out. Alastair Miller/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A Battle Royale To Keep McDonald's Out Of Historic Food Hub In Paris
The Hamburglar is all grown up, slimmed down — and with a family. McDonald's/AP hide caption
Under a new global structure, McDonald's is grouping markets in Germany where a new McDonald's Flagship Restaurant opened in March, with other high-performing countries such as Australia and Canada. Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images hide caption
The new Sirloin Third Pound burgers will be offered at McDonald's starting later this month, for a limited time. Courtesy of McDonald's hide caption